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2018 season
TLS leader: Kyle Busch (P)
2018–2019 Methodology Note · ARP-Derived
How 2018 TrueLapScore standings differ from 2020–present
NASCAR's lap-by-lap lap-times.json feed begins in 2020 . For 2018 and 2019 , TrueLapScore points are reconstructed from NASCAR's official post-race timing feed (live_feed.json / Loop Data Average Running Position and Laps Completed ) using the mathematical identity TLS Points = round((Laps Completed + 1) × (Cars in Field + 1 − ARP)).
Because NASCAR's Loop Data samples running position across multiple track timing loops each lap rather than solely at the start/finish line, 2018–2019 race totals can vary by ~0.1%–0.3% (typically 1–15 points per race) from start/finish-only lap scoring, and lap-by-lap Top-5/Top-10 lap counts are not available. Full methodology details →
TLS Movers
Change in season TLS rank after Ford EcoBoost 400 (Sun, Nov 18, 2018).
Season TLS standings
Rank Move Driver Car
TLS points ARP Laps led
1
– Kyle Busch (P) 18
324,283
8.19
1,469
2
– Kevin Harvick (P) 4
318,137
8.13
1,990
3
– Joey Logano (P) 22
311,258
10.58
934
4
– Kurt Busch (P) 41
309,596
9.72
644
5
– Brad Keselowski (P) 2
302,778
10.30
705
6
– Martin Truex Jr. (P) 78
297,210
10.42
1,016
7
– Clint Bowyer (P) 14
289,047
11.43
490
8
▲1 Denny Hamlin (P) 11
285,778
12.02
380
9
▼1 Chase Elliott (P) 9
285,628
11.21
325
10
– Kyle Larson (P) 42
284,849
11.67
782
11
– Ryan Blaney (P) 12
283,241
10.61
660
12
– Aric Almirola (P) 10
281,431
12.78
181
13
– Erik Jones (P) 20
256,818
14.32
99
14
– Alex Bowman (P) 88
242,616
15.76
71
15
– Ryan Newman 31
241,275
16.29
57
16
– Jimmie Johnson (P) 48
237,638
16.13
40
17
– Austin Dillon (P) 3
218,486
18.00
23
18
▲1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
217,523
18.46
133
19
▼1 Jamie McMurray 1
216,435
17.79
9
20
– Daniel Suarez 19
213,374
18.72
35
21
– Paul Menard 21
205,286
18.68
14
22
– William Byron # 24
200,473
18.75
61
23
– Chris Buescher 37
176,174
22.00
1
24
– AJ Allmendinger 47
169,065
22.75
19
25
– David Ragan 38
156,802
24.74
0
26
– Darrell Wallace Jr. # 43
151,019
24.27
19
27
– Ty Dillon 13
148,558
25.14
3
28
– Michael McDowell 34
137,594
24.43
33
29
– Matt DiBenedetto 32
119,704
27.55
8
30
– Kasey Kahne 95
112,091
22.59
30
31
– Trevor Bayne 6
103,967
22.08
0
32
– Matt Kenseth 6
79,714
21.32
5
33
– Corey LaJoie 72
46,318
32.45
0
34
– Regan Smith 95
40,441
27.71
10
35
– Landon Cassill(i) 99
38,770
32.33
0
36
– Cole Whitt 72
35,981
29.01
0
37
– Gray Gaulding Jr. 99
31,813
33.27
0
38
– Jeffrey Earnhardt 96
29,604
32.45
0
39
– * DJ Kennington(i) 96
19,761
30.41
0
40
– * Reed Sorenson(i) 7
19,717
33.80
0
41
– * Brendan Gaughan(i) 62
11,870
20.73
2
42
– * Kyle Weatherman 99
9,648
34.81
0
43
– Harrison Rhodes 52
8,277
33.92
0
44
– Blake Jones 23
8,230
32.41
0
45
– Cody Ware(i) 52
3,133
35.04
0
46
– Ross Chastain(i) 7
2,800
30.45
1
47
▲2 * Tanner Berryhill 97
2,218
35.96
0
48
▼1 * Derrike Cope 99
2,197
36.66
0
49
▼1 * Mark Thompson 66
2,020
31.10
0
50
– Danica Patrick 7
1,533
25.97
0
51
– Alon Day 23
1,026
38.33
0
52
– Chris Cook 51
839
31.37
0
53
– Tomy Drissi 00
660
32.94
0
54
– * Hermie Sadler III 7
638
38.24
0
55
– Stanton Barrett 51
23
39.08
0
56
– David Starr(i) 97
1
38.97
0
56
– BJ McLeod(i) 52
1
35.55
0
56
– * Timothy Peters(i) 92
1
34.74
0
Races
Date Race Track
Official winner Winner TLS
TLS season leader Leader points
2018-02-18
DAYTONA 500 Daytona International Speedway Austin Dillon 4,863
Ryan Blaney 7,630
2018-02-25
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Kevin Harvick 11,119
Kurt Busch 16,814
2018-03-04
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Las Vegas Motor Speedway Kevin Harvick 9,785
Martin Truex Jr. 24,719
2018-03-11
TicketGuardian 500 ISM Raceway Kevin Harvick 10,840
Martin Truex Jr. 35,182
2018-03-18
Auto Club 400 Auto Club Speedway Martin Truex Jr. 7,326
Martin Truex Jr. 42,508
2018-03-25
STP 500 Martinsville Speedway Clint Bowyer 17,928
Martin Truex Jr. 58,445
2018-04-08
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Texas Motor Speedway Kyle Busch 11,434
Kyle Busch 69,372
2018-04-15
Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Kyle Busch 17,958
Kyle Busch 87,330
2018-04-21
TOYOTA OWNERS 400 Richmond Raceway Kyle Busch 13,461
Kyle Busch 100,791
2018-04-29
GEICO 500 Talladega Superspeedway Joey Logano 6,691
Kyle Busch 106,343
2018-05-06
AAA 400 Drive for Autism Dover International Speedway Kevin Harvick 14,733
Joey Logano 113,471
2018-05-12
KC Masterpiece 400 Kansas Speedway Kevin Harvick 9,895
Joey Logano 122,756
2018-05-27
Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Kyle Busch 15,958
Kyle Busch 138,277
2018-06-03
Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway Martin Truex Jr. 5,603
Kyle Busch 144,095
2018-06-10
FireKeepers Casino 400 Michigan International Speedway Clint Bowyer 4,878
Kyle Busch 148,122
2018-06-24
Toyota / Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway Martin Truex Jr. 4,066
Kyle Busch 151,503
2018-07-01
Overton’s 400 Chicagoland Speedway Kyle Busch 8,460
Kyle Busch 159,963
2018-07-07
Coke Zero Sugar 400 Daytona International Speedway Erik Jones 3,828
Kyle Busch 161,163
2018-07-14
Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway Martin Truex Jr. 10,140
Kyle Busch 170,555
2018-07-22
Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Kevin Harvick 9,838
Kyle Busch 180,586
2018-07-29
Gander Outdoors 400 Pocono Raceway Kyle Busch 5,692
Kyle Busch 186,278
2018-08-05
Go Bowling at The Glen Watkins Glen International Chase Elliott 3,188
Kyle Busch 189,257
2018-08-12
Consumers Energy 400 Michigan International Speedway Kevin Harvick 7,710
Kyle Busch 196,580
2018-08-18
Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway Kurt Busch 16,993
Kyle Busch 207,413
2018-09-02
Bojangles' Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Brad Keselowski 12,967
Kyle Busch 219,277
2018-09-10
Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway Brad Keselowski 5,102
Kyle Busch 224,229
2018-09-16
South Point 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Brad Keselowski (P) 9,469
Kyle Busch (P) 232,192
2018-09-22
Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond Raceway Kyle Busch (P) 13,220
Kyle Busch (P) 245,412
2018-09-30
Bank of America ROVAL 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Ryan Blaney (P) 3,154
Kyle Busch (P) 248,743
2018-10-07
Gander Outdoors 400 Dover International Speedway Chase Elliott (P) 12,819
Kyle Busch (P) 261,526
2018-10-14
1000Bulbs.com 500 Talladega Superspeedway Aric Almirola (P) 7,072
Kyle Busch (P) 266,470
2018-10-21
Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway Chase Elliott (P) 9,213
Kyle Busch (P) 275,990
2018-10-28
First Data 500 Martinsville Speedway Joey Logano (P) 19,554
Kyle Busch (P) 295,004
2018-11-04
AAA Texas 500 Texas Motor Speedway Kevin Harvick (P) 12,993
Kyle Busch (P) 303,523
2018-11-11
Can-Am 500 ISM Raceway Kyle Busch (P) 11,165
Kyle Busch (P) 314,688
2018-11-18
Ford EcoBoost 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway Joey Logano (P) 9,970
Kyle Busch (P) 324,283
(i) = official winner was ineligible for driver points in this series (for example a Cup regular in an O'Reilly race). TLS doesn't score their laps; the number shown is the lap points they would have earned, for reference only.
